Can you Really touch This

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Can you Really touch This??

• The origins of our countrys Documents

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Objectives

• Essential Question
• What elements of the Constitution of the United
  States are derived from the Magna Carta, the
  English Bill of Rights, and the English Petition
  of Rights?

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Basic Concepts of Government

• Ordered Government
• Orderly regulation of the relationship between
  the government and the people it serves
• Many units of Government are still with us today

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Limited Government

• Government is not all powerful
• Government is restricted in what it may do
• Each Individual has certain rights that the
  government cannot take away.

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Representative Government

• The idea government should serve the will of the
  people

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Magna Carta (1215)

• King John forced to sign the document
• Revised and implemented for over 40 years
• Protection against the king
• Power of the monarchy is not absolute

• Limited Government
• Fundamental Rights
• Trial by jury
• Due process of law
• Protection against the arbitrary taking of life,
  liberty or property

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Due Process

• the regular administration of the law, according
  to which no citizen may be denied his or her
  legal rights and all laws must conform to
  fundamental, accepted legal principles, as the
  right of the accused to confront his or her
  accusers.

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-English Bill of Rights (1688)

• William and Mary
• No standing army in peacetime
• Parliamentary elections are free
• All laws are subject to parliamentary approval

• Right to fair trial
• Freedom from excessive bail
• No cruel and unusual punishment
• Right to petition

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Colonies

• Born on a particular set of circumstances
• Religion
• Convicts
• Land swindlers
• Political freedom
• Indentured servants
• Second chance

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Royal Colonies

• Charters_ a written grant of authority from the
  king

• London Company
• Virginia Company

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Proprietary Colonies-

• Maryland, PA and DE
• Organized by a proprietor by the king
• Grant of land. Proprietor was the owner and was
  the governor and could appointed where he saw fit
  his government

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Charter Colonies

• Based on charters granted in 1662 and 63
• Self governing
• Officials were elected each year by eligible
  property holders
• Bicameral legislatures
• Judges were appointed by governor on approval
  from the king